There is an article in about this in the Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences from the period when I was the editor. It is by an Irish author... Kieran McMahon, perhaps? As I recall, it turns out that psychologists themselves (incl. G Stanley Hall) used the term "schizophrenia" for split personality early in the 20th century. The hard distinction that we insist on today is a later development.
Chris ....... Christopher D Green Department of Psychology York University Toronto, ON M6C 1G4 [email protected] http://www.yorku.ca/christo On 2012-06-28, at 8:15 AM, "mjchael sylvester" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Although incorrect,how and where did the long held misguided belief that > schizophrenia was split personality develop? Any Torrey Fuller types on Tips? > > michael > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62bd92&n=T&l=tips&o=18670 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-18670-430248.781165b5ef80a3cd2b14721caf62b...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > > > > > > --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=18672 or send a blank email to leave-18672-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
